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Archie's Joke Book Magazine #[nn]

Archie · 1953 · on sale 1953-06-30

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Series
Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
1953
Key date
1953-06-30
On-sale date
1953-06-30
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
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Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
1Guys 'n' Gagscomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Souphead; Coach Kleats
2Heavenly Dazecomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
3Lunch-Hunchcomic story0.5Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
4The Chief of Bad-Gagcomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzReggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
5Stopped Shortcomic story0.5Miss Grundy
6Can't Dancecomic story0.5Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
7A-Loan Togethercomic story1Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
8Southern Pride Chickencomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
9How to Dissolve a Problemcomic story0.5Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
10Cheap Heapcomic story1Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
11Foggy Idea!comic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Miss Grundy
12Wong Numbercomic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzBetty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
13Study Does It!comic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
14A Slip of the Sipcomic story0.5pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm SchwartzJughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
15Taking No Dancescomic story0.5pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews
16Odor Wisecomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
17Doctor's Orderscomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzReggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
18Franks a Million!comic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
19Toss Up!comic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
20Smash Hitcomic story1Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
21Blow Up!comic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones
22First Aid!comic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzJughead Jones; Archie Andrews
23Baa-a-d Boy!comic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzVeronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
24All A Loancomic story0.5script: Bob Montana; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaJughead Jones; Betty Cooper
25Sweet Talkcomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Betty Cooper
26Jokes (But Not Archie's)comic story2
27If Fishes Come Truecomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzFred Andrews; Mary Andrews
28Wet Paintcomic story1Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
29Haste Makes Chasedcomic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
30Guard Duty!comic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzJughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
31A Wish in Timecomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
32Slay It With Musiccomic story1Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
33Fountain of Rusecomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzJughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
34Dry Bonescomic story1Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
35Puppet Lovecomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
36Help Wantedcomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
37Dizzy Spellcomic story1Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason
38A-Hinting We Will Gocomic story1Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
39Black-Outcomic story1Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
40Idle Idea!comic story0.5Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
41Punk-Tuationcomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
42Music Breakercomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzJughead Jones; Mr. Fluteweed; Miss Grundy
43Scene Starscomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
44-comic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
45-comic story1Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

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Great Gags from Great Archie Artists!
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